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@ATENT @ffl GAYLORD W. BEEBE, 0F CLAYTON, GEORGIA.

.iN-KING DEVCE.

Application filed September 22, 1916, Serial No. 121,645. Renewed July 25, 1921. Serial No. 487,515.

To all w hom t 'may concern:

Be it ltnownthat l, Gartens W. Breen, a citizen of the United States, resident of Clayton, county of Rabun, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in lnlrinr Devices, of which the following is a' specidcation.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide means for applying inl; to the Surfacel of a roll and while capable of various uses, is designed particularly as an attachment to the inking rolls of a check protector. Y

A further object is to provide an inking device of simple, compact construction which can be easily mounted on the wall or casing of a check protector or other machine where inlring rolls are used, said device being provided with means for regulating the How of inlr to the rolls of the printing platen.

rlhe inventionconsists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

l Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a checlr protector with my improved inking device attached thereto,

Figure Q, is a detail view of the inking device removedfrom the machine.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the inking device.

ln the drawing, 2 represents the base of the machine, having a top or cover 3. il is a shelf whereon the check, draft or other instrument to be marked or printed is placed; 5 is a mechanism for gripping the paper. 6 is a printing platen and 7 is a quadrant therefor. 8 and 9 are keys mounted to operate a rod 10 and the gear 11 for revolving the pinion 12 and gear 13 to move the carriage 14, on which the printing platen is mounted. l do 'not go into the details of construction of this machine in this application, as a portion of it corresponds to the construction of a well-known patented checkprotector and other features form the gubliect matter of an application for lietters Patent of the United IStates which l have already executed and filed, September 11, 1916, Serial No. 119,591.

rlhe carriage has a bracket 15 wherein inking rollers 16 and 17 are mounted in position to Contact with the curved surface of the platen and ink the figures or characters thereon. 17 is a cup-shaped receptacle having lugs 18 thereon. and a pin 19 passing through said lugs and through similar ones mounted on the cover of the machine for supporting the receptacle thereon and allowing it to rock against thev tension of a coiled torsion spring 20 that is mounted on the pin i9. The lower portion of the cup projects within an opening 21 and is provided at its lower end with a wheelvQZ which bears on the surfaces of the rolls 16 and 17, being held in yielding contact therewith by the spring 20. The surface of this wheel is preferably provided with a series of corrugations and the edges are rounded .slightly to allow the rolls to slide back and forth thereon with the movement of the carriage without injury to the roll surfaces. Any other suitable form of wheel may be employed or a brush may be provided for bearing on the surfaces of the inking rolls.

The inl; receptacle is provided with a lower or secondary inking chamber 23 having a passage leading to the corrugated wheel and a pad 2e arranged in said passage to bear on the surface of the wheel and spread the ink thereon. rlhis pad is made preferably of a suitable fibrous material, whichinay be firmly pressed together to retard the flow of init therethrough or may be made open and porous to permit the free flow of the ink according to the degree of feed desired, and the pad is preferably held against the surface of the wheel with a yielding pressure by the compression spring 25. This spring is arranged in the lower inking chamber seated at one end on the pad and at its upper end on the upper wall of the charnber. rlChe upper part of the receptacle comprises a sight glass-26 secured by screws ZT and having a suitable cap or cover W'ithin this sight glass is the main inking chamber 23a, wherein a quantityv of ink is maintained. The bottom of this chamber has a port .29 leading to the chamber 28 and through which port the inl; is permitted to flow to the inking pad beneath. A. valve seat is provided around the port 29 for a needle valve 3G which is mounted in the top 2H and exteriorly threaded to engage a threaded opening in said top, and is preferably provided with a loci: nut 31 by means of which the valve may be adjusted in any desired position for regulating the feed of ink and locked in such position until such time as it may be desired to change the feed.

l prefer to provide an air passage 32 in the needle valve 30 for admitting air to the inking chamber 23 and preventing the formation of a vacuum therein. 'Ihe cover 28 is provided with a suitable air port and with a filling opening 33 having a cover 3K1.

In using the device, the receptacle is filled with ink and the valve adjusted to deliver the desired quantity of ink to the secondary chamber. From there the ink will feed downwardly through the inking pad to the wheel or brush beneath, the density of the pad regulating the feed, which will also be governed to a considerable degree by the pressure of the spring above. As the inlring rolls are revolved, they will contact with the wheel and be thoroughly inked, and as the carriage supporting the platen is moved back and forth, the ink will be distributed from end to end of the rolls.

lIhe receptacle as described is mounted to yield or rock on its support, so that the inking wheel will be held with a yielding pressure against the rollers. With this device the feed of the ink can be controlled to a nicety and the proper supply maintained 0n the inlring wheel to insure the even distribution on the inking rollers under all conditions.

In using the device, the upper or main ink chamber may be used as a reservoir to supply the smaller lower chamber with ink from time to time, as needed. In this ca se the needle valve will be closed after the lower chamber is filled and kept in a closed position until the lower chamber is empty and the operator of the machine desires to fill it again. In this way the ink is prevented from accumulating and drying on the valve seat, which it might do if the needle valve should be normally left open. Furthermore-,there will be less weight of ink on the pad 24 when the valve is closed and the rapidity of the feed slightly reduced.

I have shown and described this inking device applied to the mechanism of a check protector, but it may be utilized for feeding ink for other purposes, if desired.

In various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination, with an hiking device, of an inlr receptacle, an ink distributing member for contacting with said inking device, a pad having means for yieldingly holding it against said ink distributing member and means for regulating the feed of ink from said receptacle to said pad.

2. The combination, with the inking rolls, and a cover therefor provided with an opening adjacent to said rolls, of an ink receptacle hinged on said cover and having an upper and a lower chamber, an ink distributing member communicating with said lower chamber, a pad mounted to contact with said member and through which the inl; is fed from said lower chamber, and a valve for regulating the feed of ink from the upper chamber to said lower chamber.

3. The combination, with the inking rolls and a cover therefor, of an inlr receptacle mounted on said cover and having upper and lower ink chambers, an ink pad communicating with said lower chamber and through which the ink is fed to said inking rolls, there being a port provided be* tween said upper and lower chambers and a valve for regulating the iiow of ink from said upper chamber tosaid lower chamber.

a. The combination, with the inking rolls and a cover therefor providedwith an opening adjacent to said rolls, of an inl: receptacle hinged on said cover and provided with an inlring wheel for contact with said rolls through said opening, a spring normally under tension for holding said receptacle and wheel in yielding engagement with said rolls, said receptacle having a port for feeding the inlr therethrough to said wheel, and meansfor regulating the delivery of the ink to said wheel.

5. The combination, with the inlring rolls and a cover therefor, of an ink receptacle mounted on said cover and provided with an inking wheel for contact with said rolls through said cover, an ink distributing member for contacting with said inln'ng wheel, and means for regulating the feed of inl: from said receptacle to said member.

6. The combination, with a machine casing having an opening in its wall, of an inl( distributing device adjacent said opening, and an ink receptacle hinged on said casing and having an ink delivering material for contacting with said ink distributing device through said opening.

7. The combination, with a machine casing', of an inlring wheel mounted thereinand inliing rolls for contacting with said wheel, of an ink receptacle hinged on said casing and having an absorbent material for contacting with said inking wheel, and a valve mounted to regulate the flow of ink from. said receptacle to said absorbent material.

8. The combination, with a machine cas ing having an opening in its walls, of an inking wheel, inking rolls mounted to contact with said wheel, and an ink receptacle hinged on said casing and having an absorbent material for contacting with said wheel through the opening in said casing'.

9. The combination, with an inlring .roll and a casing therefor having an opening opposite and adjacent said roll, of an inlr receptacle mountedl on said casing, an ink distributing device carried thereby for contact with said inlring roll through said opening, means for holding said ink distributing Llll laneta device in contact with said roll with a' yielding pressure, and means for regulating' the delivery of ink from said receptacle to said distributing device. f

10. An inking device comprising an ink receptacle having a discharge port and a chamber communicating with said port, a needle valve for closing said port having a duct therein communicating with said chamber, a pad of absorbent material mounted to receive the ink from said chamber, and an ink distributing device mounted to contact With said pad.

11. An inlzing device comprising an inlr receptacle having a discharge port anda valve for said port and a chambercommunicating with said port, a pad mounted to receive the inlr from said chamber, a distributing Wheel contacting With said pad, a spring for normally holding said pad in contact With said Wheel, the movement of said valve regulating the flow of ink from said receptacle to said chamber.

12. The combination, With a machine having inking rolls, of an ink receptacle hinged on said machine, an inl; distributing device mounted in said ink receptacle for contact With said rolls, a spring for normally holding said ink distributing device in yielding engagement with said rolls, said inlr receptacle having a discharge port and a valve -for regulating the flow ot ink through said port to said ink distributing device.

13. An inlring device comprising an ink receptacle having a discharge port, a pad of absorbent material mounted to receive the ink from said port, an ink distributing roller mounted to contact with said pad and inking rollers mounted to contact With said ink distributing roller.

14. 1n combination, With the printing dies, inking rollers mounted in the path of said dies for contact therewith, a hinged inl; distributing device arranged to contact with said rollers, an ink receptacle 'adapted to contain a supply of inli;` and means mounted to receive the inl; from said receptacle and deliver it upon the surface of said ink distributing device.

15. rl`he combination, With inking rollers and frame vvherein they are mounted, an inl; receptacle hinged on said frame and yieldingl-y held toward said rollers and having a chamber to receive a supply of ink, an inl; distributing device carried by said receptacle and adapted to receive ink from said chamber, and said inl distributing device being held with a yielding pressure against said inking rollers.

16. The combination, with a machine casing and an inlr roller mounted therein and printing dies Jlor engagement with said roller, of an oscillating inkq receptacle adapted to contain a supply of ink and held toward said inking roller With a yielding pressure, an inl; distributing device moc" t1 receive inlr from receptacle tacting vvith said inlring roller.

17. An inling device comprising an ink receptacle having a discharge port, a pad oi absorbent material mounted te receive the ink from said port, an inl; distributing roller mounted to contact with said pad, an inl;- ing roller and printing dies therefor arranged to contact with said ink distributing device, and means for holding said inlr distributing device in contact With said roller with a yielding pressure.

18. The combination, with a machine frame, of an inlring device pivoted thereon and comprising an inlr receptacle, an inl; distributing device mounted to receive the ink from said receptacle, an inlring roller and means yieldingly holding said distributing device in contact therewith, and printing dies mounted to contact with said inlring roller.

19. An inlring device comprising an ink receptacle having a discharge port, a pad oi absorbent material mounted to receive the inl: from said port, an inlr distributing device mounted to contact With said pad and comprising a roller having a plurality ci longitudinal peripheral grooves, and inlring rollers mounted to contact With said inlr distributing device.

20. in inking device comprising an init receptacle having a discharge port, a pad of absorbent material mounted to receive the inl; from lsaid port, an inlr distributing device mounted to contact with said gad and comprising al metallic roller having a plurality oit peripheral grooves for contact with said pad.l and inking rollers ,mounted to contact with said inl; distributing device.

21. ,ein inlring device comprising an inlr receptacle having a discharge port, a pad cit absorbent material mounted to receive the ink from said port, an inl; distributing device mounted to contact With said pad and comprising a metallic roller having rounded or beveled ends and provided vvith a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves, and inlring rollers mounted to contact With said inl; distributing device.

22. An inking device comprising an ink receptacle having a depending hollcvT stud, an inlr distributing roller mounted in the lovver porton of said stud, means arranged in said hollow stud `for receiving the ink Jfrom said receptacle and delivering it to the surface or raid inl: distributing roller, means for pivctally mounting said receptacle on a machine casing, and inlring rollers arranged to contact with said 'ink distributing roller.

23. An inlring device comprising an inli receptacle having a discharge port, an inl; distributing device mounted to receive inlr from said port and comprising a roller having rounded or beveled ends and provided Sil with e plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves and inking rollers mounted to contin-et with said ink distributing device.

24e An inking device comprising an ink i'eeeptaole having a discharge port, e distributing device mounted to receive ink from said receptacle and comprising e roller having e, plurality of longitudinal giooves, and inking reliefs mounted to Contact with seid distributing device.

ln witness whereof7 I have hereunto set my hand this 18 dey of September, 1916.

GAYLORD W. BEEBE. 

